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{{Short description|Undeclared naval war between France and the US, 1798–1800}}
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{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict          = Quasi-War
| partof            = 
| image             = USSConstellationVsInsurgente.jpg
| caption           = USS ''Constellation'' in combat with French ''Insurgente''
| date              = 7 July 1798 – 30 September 1800
| place             = Primarily [[Caribbean]] and [[East Coast of the United States]], minor actions in [[Indian Ocean]], and [[Mediterranean Sea]]
| territory         = 
| result            = Inconclusive, [[Convention of 1800]]
| combatant1        = {{flag|United States|1795|size=23px}}
| combatant2        = {{flag|French First Republic|size=23px}}
| commander1        = {{plainlist|
* [[John Adams]]
* [[Benjamin Stoddert]]
* [[Thomas Truxtun]]
* [[Silas Talbot]]
* [[William Bainbridge]]
* [[Stephen Decatur]]}}
| commander2        = {{plainlist|
* [[Napoléon Bonaparte]]
* [[Paul Barras]]
* [[Edme Étienne Borne Desfourneaux|Edme Desfourneaux]]
* [[Victor Hugues]]
* [[André Rigaud]]}}
| strength1         = {{plainlist|
*Maximum 9 frigates, 4 sloops, 2 brigs, 3 schooners
*5,700 sailors and [[United States Marine Corps|marines]], up to 365 privateers}}
| strength2         = Unknown
| casualties1       = {{indented plainlist|
*{{circa}} 160 killed or wounded
*22 privateers, up to 2,000 merchant ships captured}}
| casualties2       = {{indented plainlist|
*368 killed or wounded, 517 captured
*1 frigate, 2 corvettes, 1 brig and 118 privateers sunk or captured{{sfn|Clodfelter|2002|pp=136–137}}}}
}}
{{Campaignbox Quasi-War}}
The '''Quasi-War'''{{efn|{{langx|fr|Quasi-guerre}}}} was an [[undeclared war]] from 1798 to 1800 between the [[United States]] and [[French First Republic]]. It was fought almost entirely at sea, primarily in the [[Caribbean]] and off the [[East Coast of the United States]], with minor actions in the [[Indian Ocean]] and [[Mediterranean Sea]].  

In 1793, Congress unilaterally suspended repayment of French loans from the [[American Revolutionary War]], and in 1794 signed the [[Jay Treaty]] with [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britain]]. Then engaged in the 1792 to 1797 [[War of the First Coalition]], France retaliated by seizing U.S. ships trading with Great Britain. When diplomacy failed to resolve these issues, in October 1796 French [[privateer]]s began attacking all merchant ships in U.S. waters, regardless of nationality. 

Spending cuts following the end of the [[American Revolutionary War]] left the U.S. unable to mount an effective response, and within a year over 316 American ships had been captured. In March 1798, Congress reconstituted the [[United States Navy]], and in July authorized the use of force against France. By 1799, losses had been significantly reduced through informal cooperation with the [[Royal Navy]], whereby merchant ships from both nations were allowed to join each other's convoys. 

The replacement of the French First Republic by the [[French Consulate|Consulate]] in November 1799 led to the [[Convention of 1800]], which ended the war. The right of [[United States Congress|Congress]] to authorize military action without a formal [[Declaration of war by the United States|declaration of war]] was later confirmed by the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]]. This ruling formed the basis of many similar actions since, including U.S. participation in the [[Vietnam War]] and the [[Gulf War|Persian Gulf War]].{{Sfn|Fehlings|2000|p=18}}{{Efn|Between 1776 to 2000, the United States engaged in over 115 [[undeclared wars]], versus only five declared ie the [[War of 1812]], [[Mexican–American War]], [[Spanish–American War]], [[World War I]], and [[World War II]].{{Sfn|Fehlings|2000|p=18}}}}

==Background==
Under the [[Treaty of Alliance (1778)]], the [[United States]] had agreed to protect the [[French West Indies]] in return for French support in the [[American Revolutionary War]]. As the treaty had no termination date, France claimed this obligation included defending them against [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britain]] and the [[Dutch Republic]] during the 1792 to 1797 [[War of the First Coalition]]. Despite popular enthusiasm for the [[French Revolution]], especially among anti-British [[Jeffersonian democracy|Jeffersonians]], there was little support for this in [[United States Congress|Congress]]. Neutrality allowed [[New England]] shipowners to earn huge profits evading the British blockade, while [[Plantation complexes in the Southern United States|Southern plantation]] owners feared the example set by [[Abolition of slavery in France|France's abolition of slavery]] in 1794.{{sfn|Young|2011|pp=436–466}}

In 1793, Congress suspended repayment of French loans incurred during the Revolutionary War, arguing the [[execution of Louis XVI]] and establishment of the [[French First Republic]] rendered existing agreements void. They further argued American military obligations under the Treaty of Alliance applied only to a "defensive conflict" and thus did not apply, since France had declared war on Britain and the Dutch Republic. To ensure the U.S. did not become involved, Congress passed the [[Neutrality Act of 1794]], while President [[George Washington]] issued an [[executive order]] forbidding American [[merchant ship]]s from arming themselves.{{Sfn|Fehlings|2000|pp=106–107}} 

[[File:Caribbean general map.png|thumb|left|upright=1.2|[[Caribbean]], main focus of operations during the Quasi-War]]

France accepted these acts on the basis of "benevolent neutrality". They interpreted this as allowing French [[privateers]] to enter U.S. ports, and to sell captured British ships in American [[prize court]]s, but not vice versa. However, the U.S. viewed it as the right to provide the same privileges to both.{{sfn|Hyneman|1930|pp=279–283}} These differences were further exacerbated in November 1794 when the U.S. and Britain signed the [[Jay Treaty]]. By resolving outstanding issues from the American Revolution, it led to a rapid expansion of trade between the two countries. Between 1794 and 1801, American exports to Britain nearly tripled in value, from US$33&nbsp;million to $94&nbsp;million.{{sfn|Combs|1992|pp=23–24}}

As a result, in late 1796, French privateers began seizing American ships trading with the British. An effective response was hampered by the almost complete lack of a [[United States Navy]], whose last warship had been sold in 1785, leaving only a small flotilla belonging to the [[United States Revenue Cutter Service]] and a few neglected coastal forts. This allowed French privateers to roam virtually unchecked; from October 1796 to June 1797, they captured 316 ships, 6% of the entire American merchant fleet, causing losses of $12 to $15 million.{{sfn|Sechrest|2007|p=103}} On 2 March 1797, the [[French Directory]] issued a decree permitting the seizure of any neutral shipping without a ''role d'equipage'' listing the nationalities of each crewmen.{{sfn|Palmer|1989|p=4-5}} Since American ships rarely carried such documents, France had effectively initiated a commerce war.{{sfn|Palmer|1989|p=5}}

Diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict ended in the 1797 dispute known as the [[XYZ Affair]].{{sfn|Coleman|2008|p=189}} However, the hostilities created support for establishing a limited naval force, and on 18 June, President [[John Adams]] appointed [[Benjamin Stoddert]] the first [[United States Secretary of the Navy|Secretary of the Navy]].{{sfn|Williams|2009|p=25}} On 7 July 1798, Congress [[Act Further to Protect the Commerce of the United States|approved the use of force]] against French warships in American waters, but wanted to ensure conflict did not escalate beyond these limits.{{sfn|Eclov|2013|p=67}} As a result, it was called a "limited" or "Quasi-War", and led to political debate over whether it was constitutional. A series of rulings by the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] confirmed the ability of the U.S. to conduct [[undeclared wars]], or "[[police action]]s".{{Sfn|Fehlings|2000|pp=101–102}}

==Forces and strategy==
[[Image:Benjamin Stoddert SecNavy.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.8|[[Benjamin Stoddert]], [[United States Secretary of the Navy]]]]

Since [[Ship of the line|ships of the line]] were expensive to build and required highly specialised construction facilities, in 1794 Congress compromised by ordering [[Original six frigates of the United States Navy|six large frigates]]. By 1798, the first three were nearly complete and on 16 July 1798, additional funding was approved for the {{USS|Congress|1799|6}}, {{USS|Chesapeake|1799|6}}, and {{USS|President|1800|6}}, plus the frigates {{USS|General Greene|1799|6}} and {{USS|Adams|1799|6}}. The provision of naval stores and equipment by the British allowed these to be built relatively quickly, and all saw action during the war.{{sfn|Eclov|2013|p=69}}

These vessels were enhanced by so-called "subscription ships", privately funded vessels provided by individual cities. They included five frigates, among them the {{USS|Philadelphia|1799|6}}, commanded by [[Stephen Decatur]], and four merchantmen converted into [[Sloop-of-war|sloops]]. Primarily intended to attack foreign shipping, they earned huge profits for their owners; the {{USS|Boston|1799|6}} captured over 80 enemy vessels, including the French corvette {{ship|French corvette|Berceau|1794|2}}.{{sfn|Sechrest|2007|p=119}}

With most of the French fleet confined to Europe by the [[Royal Navy]], Secretary Stoddert was able to focus resources on eliminating the few vessels that evaded the blockade and reached the Caribbean. The U.S. also needed convoy protection, and while there was no formal agreement with the British, considerable co-operation took place at a local level. The two navies shared a signal system, and allowed their merchantmen to join each other's convoys, most of which were provided by the British, who had four to five times more escorts available.{{sfn|Eclov|2013|pp=8–10}}

This freed the U.S. Navy to concentrate on French privateers, most of which had very shallow [[Draft (hull)|draft]] and were armed with a maximum of twenty guns. Operating from French and Spanish bases in the Caribbean, particularly [[Guadeloupe]], they made opportunistic attacks on passing ships, before escaping back into port. To counter those tactics, the U.S. used similarly-sized vessels from the Revenue Cutter Service, as well as commissioning their own privateers. The first American ship to see action was the {{USS|Ganges|1794|6}}, a converted [[East Indiaman]] with 26 guns, but most were far smaller.{{sfn|Eclov|2013|pp=71–72}}

The [[revenue cutter]] {{USS|Pickering}}, commanded by [[Edward Preble]], made two cruises to the [[West Indies]] and captured ten prizes. Preble turned command of ''Pickering'' over to Benjamin Hillar, who captured the much larger and more heavily armed French privateer ''l{{'}}Egypte Conquise'' after a nine-hour battle. In September 1800, the ''Pickering'' and her entire crew were lost at sea in a storm.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.navyandmarine.org/ondeck/USRCS_Lost_at_Sea.htm |title=USRCS Lost at Sea |access-date=9 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728123235/http://www.navyandmarine.org/ondeck/USRCS_Lost_at_Sea.htm |archive-date=28 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Preble next commanded the frigate {{USS|Essex|1799|6}}, which he sailed around [[Cape Horn]] into the Pacific to protect U.S. merchantmen in the [[East Indies]]. He recaptured several U.S. ships that had been seized by French privateers.<ref>The United States Coast Guard [http://www.uscg.mil/history/articles/h_CGatwar.asp The Coast Guard at War]</ref><ref>Love 1992, p. 68</ref>

The first significant study of the war was written by U.S. naval historian Gardner W. Allen in 1909, and focused exclusively on ship-to-ship actions.{{sfn|Allen|1909}} This is how the conflict is generally remembered in the U.S., but historian Michael Palmer argues American naval operations cannot be assessed in isolation. When operating in the Caribbean {{Blockquote|...they entered a European theater where the war had been underway since 1793...British ships chased and fought the same French cruisers and privateers. Both navies escorted each other's merchantmen. American warships operated from British bases. And most importantly, British policies and shifts in deployment had dramatic effects on American operations.{{sfn|Palmer|1989|p=x}}}}

==Significant naval actions==
[[File:United States Marine escorting French prisoners.jpg|thumb|A 20th-century illustration depicting [[United States Marine Corps|United States Marines]] escorting French prisoners]]

From the perspective of the U.S. Navy, the Quasi-War consisted of a series of ship-to-ship actions in U.S. coastal waters and the Caribbean; one of the first was the [[Capture of La Croyable|Capture of ''La Croyable'']] on 7 July 1798 by  {{USS|Delaware|1798|2}} outside [[Great Egg Harbor Bay|Egg Harbor, New Jersey]].{{sfn|Mooney|1983|p=84}} On 20 November, a pair of [[French Navy#17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries|French]] [[frigate]]s, [[USS Insurgent (1799)|''Insurgente'']] and [[French frigate Volontaire (1796)|''Volontaire'']], captured the schooner {{USS|Retaliation|1798|6}}, commanded by Lieutenant [[William Bainbridge]]; ''Retaliation'' was recaptured on 28 June 1799.{{sfn|Rust|2023}}

On 9 February 1799, the frigate {{USS|Constellation|1797|2}} [[USS Constellation vs L'Insurgente|captured]] the French Navy's frigate ''L'Insurgente''. By 1 July, under the command of Decatur, {{USS|United States|1797|6}} had been refitted and repaired and embarked on her mission to patrol the South Atlantic coast and West Indies in search of French ships which were preying on American merchant vessels.{{sfn|Mackenzie|1846|p=40}}

On [[Action of 1 January 1800|1 January 1800]], a convoy of American merchant ships escorted by {{USS|Experiment|1799|6}} fought off an attack by French-allied [[Haitians|Haitian]] privateers near [[Hispaniola]]. On 1 February, ''Constellation'' [[USS Constellation vs La Vengeance|severely damaged]] the French frigate [[HMS Vengeance (1800)|''La Vengeance'']] off the coast of [[Saint Kitts]]. [[Silas Talbot]] led a naval expedition against [[Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic|Puerto Plata]] in early May, [[Battle of Puerto Plata Harbor|capturing]] the coastal fort and a French corvette. When French troops [[Invasion of Curaçao (1800)|occupied Curaçao]] in July, {{USS|Patapsco|1799|6}} and {{USS|Merrimack|1798|6}} bombarded French positions on the island and landed marines to support the local Dutch troops before the French withdrew. On 12 October, the frigate ''Boston'' [[USS Boston vs Berceau|captured]] the corvette {{ship||Le Berceau}}.<ref name="NavyBarbaryI">[[#knox|Knox, 1939]], vol 1</ref>

On 25 October, {{USS|Enterprise|1799|6}} [[USS Enterprise vs Flambeau|defeated]] the French [[brig]] ''Flambeau'' near [[Dominica]]. ''Enterprise'' also captured eight privateers and freed eleven U.S. merchant ships from captivity, while ''Experiment'' captured the French privateers ''Deux Amis'' and ''Diane'' and liberated numerous American merchant ships. Although U.S. military losses were light, the French had seized over 2,000 American merchant ships by the time the war ended.{{sfn|Hickey|2008|pp=67–77}}

==Conclusion of hostilities==
It has been suggested that since the war was primarily driven by domestic political considerations, neither side was able to identify what a successful resolution entailed. This was enhanced by the tendency of individual commanders to pursue their own objectives, and on the American side, focusing on ship to ship actions rather than overall strategy.{{sfn|Stansbury|1992}}  

In any event, by late 1800 U.S. and British naval operations, combined with a more conciliatory diplomatic stance by the new French government, had significantly reduced privateer activity. The [[Convention of 1800]], signed on 30 September, ended the Quasi-War. It affirmed the rights of Americans as neutrals upon the sea and abrogated the 1778 French alliance, but failed to provide compensation for the alleged $20&nbsp;million in American economic losses. While the agreement ensured the U.S. remained neutral during the [[Napoleonic Wars]] it failed to resolve the underlying tensions with warring European nations, which led to the [[War of 1812]].{{sfn|Lyon|1940|pp=305–333}}

== See also ==
* [[List of wars between democracies]]
* [[France–United States relations|Franco-American relations]]

==Footnotes ==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Sources==
* {{cite book |last=Allen |first=Gardner Weld |title=Our Naval War With France |publisher=Houghton Mifflin |location=Boston and New York |year=1909 |url = https://archive.org/details/ournavalwarwith02allegoog |oclc=1202325}}
* {{cite book |last1=Clodfelter |first1=Micheal |title=Warfare and Armed Conflicts: A Statistical Reference to Casualty and Other Figures 1500–1999|date=2002 |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-0786412044}}
* {{cite journal |last1=Coleman |first1=Aaron |title="A Second Bounaparty?" A Reexamination of Alexander Hamilton during the Franco-American Crisis, 1796-1801 |journal=Journal of the Early Republic |date=2008 |volume=28 |issue=2 |pages=183–214 |doi=10.1353/jer.0.0004 |jstor=30043587|s2cid=143138929 }}
* {{cite book |last1=Combs |first1=Jerald A |title=The Jay Treaty: Political Battleground of the Founding Fathers|date=1992 |publisher=University of California Press |isbn=978-0520015739}}
* {{cite book |last=DeConde |first=Alexander |title=The Quasi-War: The Politics and Diplomacy of the Undeclared War with France, 1797–1801 |publisher=Charles Scribner's Sons |year=1966}}
* {{cite thesis|last=Eclov |first=Jon Paul |title=Informal Alliance: Royal Navy And U.S. Navy Co-Operation Against Republican France During The Quasi-War And Wars of the French Revolution|type=PhD |publisher=University of North Dakota |date=2013 |url=https://commons.und.edu/theses/1417}}
* {{cite journal|last=Fehlings|first=Gregory E|title=America's First Limited War|journal=Naval War College Review|volume=53|issue=3|year=2000|url=https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol53/iss3}}
* {{cite journal|last=Hickey|first=Donald R.|title=The Quasi-War: America's First Limited War, 1798–1801|journal=The Northern Mariner/Le Marin du Nord|volume=XVIII|issue=3–4|year=2008|url=https://www.cnrs-scrn.org/northern_mariner/vol18/tnm_18_3-4_67-77.pdf}}
* {{cite journal |last1=Hyneman |first1=Charles |title=Neutrality during the European Wars of 1792–1815: America's Understanding Of Her Obligations |journal=The American Journal of International Law|date=1930 |volume=24 |issue=2|pages=279–309 |doi=10.2307/2189404 |jstor=2189404|s2cid=147162918 }}
* {{cite book |editor1-last= Knox |editor1-first=Dudley W.|title = Naval Documents related to the United States Wars with the Barbary Powers, Volume I | year=1939 |publisher=United States Government Printing Office |location=Washington |url=https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000367570 |access-date=12 November 2018 |ref=knox}}
* {{cite journal |last1=Lyon |first1=E Wilson |title=The Franco-American Convention of 1800 |journal=The Journal of Modern History |date=1940 |volume=XII|issue=3 |pages=305–333 |doi=10.1086/236487 |jstor=1874761|s2cid=144516482 }}
* {{cite book |last=Mackenzie |first=Alexander Slidell |title=Life of Stephen Decatur: A Commodore in the Navy of the United States |author-link=Alexander Slidell Mackenzie|year=1846 |publisher=C. C. Little and J. Brown}}
* {{cite book|editor-last=Mooney|editor-first=James L.|title=Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships|volume=6|date=1983|publisher=Defense Dept., Navy, Naval History Division|isbn=978-0-16-002030-8}}
* {{cite book |last=Palmer |first=Samuel Putnam |title=Stoddert's War: Naval Operations During the Quasi War with France, 1798-1801|year=1989 |publisher=University of South Carolina Press|isbn=0872494993}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.americanhistorycentral.com/entries/quasi-war/|title=Quasi War — the Undeclared Naval War with France|last=Rust|first=Randal|date= July 24, 2023|website= American History Central|publisher= R.Squared Communications, LLC|access-date=June 5, 2024}}
* {{cite journal |last1=Sechrest |first1=Larry |title=Privately Funded and Built U.S. Warships in the Quasi-War of 1797–1801 |journal=The Independent Review |date=2007 |volume=XII |issue=1}}
* {{cite journal |last1=Stansbury |first1=David B Lt Commander |title=The Quasi-War with France|journal=Naval History |date=1992 |volume=6 |issue=3 |url=https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/1992/september/quasi-war-france|access-date=July 7, 2024}}
* {{cite book |last=Williams |first=Greg H. |title=The French Assault on American Shipping, 1793–1813: A History and Comprehensive Record of Merchant Marine Losses |publisher=McFarland Publishers |year=2009 |isbn=9780786454075}}
* {{cite journal |last1=Young |first1=Christopher J |title=Connecting the President and the People: Washington's Neutrality, Genet's Challenge, and Hamilton's Fight for Public Support |journal=Journal of the Early Republic |date=2011 |volume=31 |issue=3 |pages=435–466 |doi=10.1353/jer.2011.0040 |jstor=41261631|s2cid=144349420 }}

== Further reading ==
* {{Cite book |last=Bowman |first=Albert Hall |year=1974 |title=The Struggle for Neutrality: Franco-American Diplomacy During the Federalist Era |url=https://archive.org/details/struggleforneutr00albe |url-access=registration |location=Knoxville, Tenn. |publisher=University of Tennessee Press |isbn=0870491520 |oclc=793507}}
* {{Cite book |last=Daughan |first=George C. |year=2008 |title=If By Sea: The Forging of the American Navy – from the Revolution to the War of 1812 |url=https://archive.org/details/ifbyseaforgingof0000daug |url-access=registration |location=Philadelphia |publisher=Basic Books |isbn=978-0-465-01607-5}}
* {{cite book|last=Harris |first=Thomas| title=The life and services of Commodore William Bainbridge, United States navy |publisher=Carey Lea & Blanchard|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_7CxCAAAAIAAJ/page/n257 254] |year=1837 |isbn=0945726589 |ref=harris |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_7CxCAAAAIAAJ}}
* {{cite journal |last=Hickey |first=Donald R.|title=The Quasi-War |journal=The Journal of Military History |date=2021 |volume=85 |issue=April }} A history of the use of the term "Quasi-War" in the years after 1800.
* {{cite book |last=Jennings |first=John |title=Tattered Ensign The Story of America's Most Famous Fighting Frigate, U.S.S. Constitution |publisher=Thomas Y. Crowell |year=1966 |oclc=1291484}}
* {{cite book |last=Kohn |first=Richard H. |title=Eagle and Sword: The Federalists and the Creation of the Military Establishment in America, 1783–1802|year=1975}}
* {{cite book|title=Millions for Defense: The Subscription Warships of 1798|last=Leiner|first=Frederick C.|year=1999|publisher=US Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis|isbn=978-1-55750-508-8}}
* {{cite book|last=Love|first=Robert|title=History of the U.S. Navy Volume One 1775–1941|publisher=Stackpole Books|location=Harrisburg PA|year=1992|isbn=978-0-8117-1862-2}}
* Nash, Howard Pervear. ''The Forgotten Wars: The Role of the US Navy in the Quasi War with France and the Barbary Wars 1798–1805'' (AS Barnes, 1968)
* {{cite book|title=Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of The U.S. Navy|last=Toll|first=Ian W.|year=2006|publisher=W. W. Norton|location=New York |isbn=978-0-393-05847-5|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/sixfrigatesepich00toll}}
* {{cite book|title=The French War Against America: How a Trusted Ally Betrayed Washington and the Founding Fathers|last=Unger|first=Harlow|author-link=Harlow Unger|year=2005|publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Inc.|location=Hoboken NJ|isbn=978-0-471-65113-0}}
* {{cite book |last=Waldo |first=Samuel Putnam |title=The Life and Character of Stephen Decatur |year=1821 |location=Hartford, Conn. |publisher=P. B. Goodsell |isbn=9780795013324 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tXg9AAAAYAAJ |ref=waldo}}

==External links==
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* [http://www.history.army.mil/reference/EarlyRepub/QW.htm "Selected Bibliography of The Quasi-War with France"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100608151623/http://www.history.army.mil/reference/EarlyRepub/QW.htm |date=8 June 2010 }} compiled by the [[United States Army Center of Military History]]
* U.S. Department of State [https://web.archive.org/web/20100814013746/http://history.state.gov/milestones/1784-1800/XYZ "The XYZ Affair and the Quasi-War with France, 1798–1800"]
* [http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/quasi.asp "U.S. treaties and federal legal documents re 'Quasi-War with France 1791–1800'", compiled by the Lillian Goldman Law Library of Yale Law School]

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